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Sleep Medicine Center

Stanford Sleep Medicine Center

Unhealthy sleep and sleep deprivation are linked to heart disease, depression, obesity and lower life expectancy. Seventy million people suffer from chronic, severe sleep disorders in the United States alone. These include difficulties sleeping at night, problems with excessive daytime sleepiness, or other medical problems that may occur or be exacerbated during sleep.

Our Doctors

Our clinical staff is comprised of psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, pulmonary specialists, and pediatricians. We also work closely with sleep apnea surgeons, dentists, and orthodontists, all of whom specialize in the treatment of sleep disorders.

Programs and Services

The Stanford Sleep Medicine Center is the birth place of sleep medicine, is fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and has a robust and comprehensive research program. In addition to extensive experience diagnosing sleep disordered breathing, our clinic offers the following specialty clinics. An initial consultation may be required before scheduling an appointment with a specialty clinic.

Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program

The Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic helps people who suffer from insomnia and other sleep disorders. Non-pharmacological treatments are available for: adults with insomnia, adults with difficulty acclimating to CPAP therapy for sleep apnea, infants, children, and adolescents with difficulty falling or staying asleep, adults and children with recurrent nightmares. The program is staffed by Dr. Fiona Barwick (Program Director), Dr. Allison Siebern (Program Consultant), and Dr. Britney Blair (Program Consultant), all of whom specialize in behavioral sleep medicine.

Narcolepsy Clinic

The Narcolepsy Clinic at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic occurs one day a month. World's narcolepsy expert, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot sees patients with diagnosed narcolepsy, presumed narcolepsy or other disorders of excessive sleepiness. Narcolepsy can be difficult to treat and is both under diagnosed as well as over diagnosed. Our patients travel from all over the world to seek his expert care. The Director of the Stanford Sleep Disorders Division and Director of the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy for over 17 years, Dr. Mignot and his research group are responsible for most of the major discoveries understanding the cause of narcolepsy.

Parasomnia Clinic

The Parasomnia Clinic at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic evaluates a wide variety of complex behaviors which arise during the sleep period. The most common are "Disorders of Arousal" (confusional arousals, sleepwalking, and sleep terrors), the "Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Disorder (characterized by "acting out of dreams"), and "Nocturnal Seizures".

Restless Legs Syndrome Clinic

The Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Clinic sees patients once a month on Mondays. Typically seen in this specialty clinic are the more severe RLS cases for patients who have failed traditional therapy and come to this clinic as their last chance for relief from unrelenting RLS symptoms. Many of these patients have seen several specialists prior to making an appointment at our clinic. The vast majority of these patients find relief after a few visits to our RLS clinic and we welcome referrals for these RLS sufferers who have been deemed "treatment failures" and who have given up hope that they will ever find a treatment for their RLS. The clinic is staffed by Dr. Mark Buchfuhrer.

Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

PREPARE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT

To expedite scheduling, please verify that your referring doctor has submitted a referral to the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center.

For new and returning patients ages 13 and over, please login and complete the Sleep Questionnaire before every visit. If you are unable to access the online form, you may come early to your appointment and complete the questionnaire in the waiting room.

Resources

For Health Care Professionals

PHYSICIAN HELPLINE

Stanford Health Care provides comprehensive services to refer and track patients, as well as the latest information and news for physicians and office staff. For help with all referral needs and questions, visit Referring Physicians.

HOW TO REFER

Our clinic diagnoses and manages both pediatric and adult patients with sleep problems. When you refer a patient to the Stanford Sleep Clinic, we want to assure you that we will provide the same level of care you provide your patient. We share your goal of diagnosing and treating your patient so that they can return to living a healthy life.